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The Task Committee on Telecommunications Facilities of the Technical 
Administrative Committee on Special Design Issues within the 
Structural Division of the American Society of Civil Engineers is 
conducting a survey of telecommunications tower performance. We would 
like to distribute this form as widely as possible. The purpose of 
the committee and survey is given in the introductory text to the 
survey form, copied below:

"INTRODUCTION TO QUESTIONNAIRE AIMS AND GOALS

Committee on Telecommunications Facilities Statement of Purpose: To 
advance knowledge of, encourage research on and evaluate methods of 
analysis, design, erection and materials utilization for 
telecommunications and related facilities and their components, both 
new and existing, to report the results of studies on these topics, 
and to develop specific criteria or code proposals for their design, 
analysis, maintenance and construction based on these results.

Committee Objectives: To provide a manual of guidance for the design, 
analysis, maintenance and construction of free-standing and guyed 
towers, earth satellite stations and their components, whether 
constructed for the purposes of microwave or long wave 
transmission/reception, radar facilities, or other uses. 

Purpose of Questionnaire: To determine any need by owners, users, 
designers and/or constructors of freestanding and guyed 
telecommunications towers for improvements in the design and 
construction methods and criteria through an approximate assessment 
of functional losses as perceived by the owners and users of these 
structures. Included in "functional loss" are collapses; loss of 
signal strength; transmission or reception failure; excessive, 
difficult or unreasonably costly maintenance; or other unsatisfactory 
performance of the structures, as perceived by the owner or user. 
Through this assessment to determine those areas requiring 
improvement in the design and construction of telecommunications 
towers, thereby permitting the preparation of written recommendations 
to enact those improvements."

Please advise if we may post this form, either as a WordPerfect of 
Microsoft Word file, to your website (with instructions on how this 
may be best accomplished), or fax or mail a copy of the form. 
Suggestions with regard to other interested organizations and 
companies is also very appreciated. 

The survey is only two pages long plus a cover sheet (text given 
above) and an optional fourth sheet. This information is vital 
towards understanding the needs for furthering the safety and 
functionality of freestanding and guyed towers world wide.

Thank you very much for your cooperation and reply. If you have any 
questions, please contact:

James Cohen, Chair, Committee on Telecommunications
c/o James Cohen Consulting, P.C.
P.O. Box 130
Pennington, New Jersey 08534-0130
USA
Tel: 609-730-0510, Fax: 609-730-0511, E-mail: JCCPC@MSN.COM.